These awards are decided by over 300 broadcast film critics in the US and Canada. Unlike many other awards handed out this time of year, the broadcast film critics have been watching virtually every wide release movie (and many lesser known films) for the past year, while other awards often focus on their area of interest or expertise. The CCMAs also often have a history of accurately predicting the Oscar nominations and winners (the announcement of the Oscar nominations also happens January 15, 2015—at 5:30 AM PST).

Here are the winners and the list of contending titles in each category:

About author

Donna Gustafson has been involved with her husband Rod's work since the
beginning. Handling many of the behind-the-scenes tasks, she also creates
preview pages for up-coming movies, acts as managing editor and occasionally writes reviews.